Where does “lied” come from?

lied (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch liet, from Old Dutch lioth, from Proto-West Germanic leuþ, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lied (Dutch): song

Definitions

  1. song

Ancestry of “lied”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchliet—
2Old Dutchlioth—
3Proto-West Germanicleuþsong
4Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “lied”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →